Improved horse-shoe cushion



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GEORGE neuer, 0F BOSTON;MASSACHUSETTS..

Lezam- Patem: N. 73,050, dated Jamin@ 7, 186s;

IMPROVED HORSE-SHOE GIISHION.

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' Be it known that I, GEORGE E. R-Us'l, of Boston, in thecountyv ot""Suf`olk, and State ofvMassachnsetts,

have invented a new and useful Improvement in Horse-Shoe Cushions; and I do hereby declare that the fol' lowing is a i'ull and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, making a part of this specication.

Figure I-is a perspective View.

Figure His a vertical section on the line A B, Fig. I.

My improved cushion is intended for use between the hooi'of the horse=and the shoe, for the purpose of diminishing the force of concussion, preventing the` entrance of gravel and dirt between the hooi' andshoe, relieving and equalizng the pressure on corns or quarter-cracks, and for retaining a slight amount ofmoisture,

sufficient to keep the hooi' in good condition.

The cushion is constructed as represented in Figs. and II, beincr made in two parts, L and F, placed in contact with each other. One of' the parts, L, is made of leather, and the other part, F, of felt, porous cloth, or other brous subst-ance.' The relative position ofthe parts is shownin Fig. II: C, the fetlock; H, the hoof; F, the felt in Contact with the lio/df; L, the leather; ands, the iron shoe.

The leather is of the same breadth and curvature as the shoe, and'may7 be about one-sixteenth orone-eighth ofan inch in thickness. The felt is of the same form, and projects inward, forming a narrow ledge, as at F, thus presenting anenldrged surface for the absorption of moisture.

The leather is designed to assist in keeping the felt in place, and also to receive the main part ofthe wear or friction at the upper surface of -the shoe. The felt is about one-eighth of au inch in thickness, but, if it is;

desirable tl1at"thc hoof be kept very moist, its thickness may be increased. In certain diseases ofthe hoof, the felt may also be made thicker, in order that it Inn-y adapt itself to any curves or projections of thehoof, thus equalizing the pressure, making theshoe less rigid, and reducing the shock or concussion when the shoe strikes the ground or pavement. l

rIhe leather and the felt may be pasted orstitched together; but this. is not necessary, as the nails that secure the shoe to the hooi will hold them in place, being driven in the usual manner, and passing through the cushion.

What I claim, and desire to secure b y Letters Patent, is- The double pad or cushion, composed of' leather and felt or other brous cloth, and interposed between the hooi` of the horse and the shoe, substantially as herein described.

GEORGE E. RUST. [ne] Witnesses:

,JonN M. BATCHELDER, EBEN 'I'. GRAY. 

